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They call me Dr. Haas
Good morning. How are you? I'm Dr. Worm Haas. I'm interested in things. As of today, I've officially completed all the requirements for my PhD. So I'm not a real worm, but I am a real doctor.1 Dr. Worm has been
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Some things I've enjoyed recently
* Type:Rider, a game about the history of typography. It's beautiful and fun. * This post at Wandering Scientist. I love the two quotes at the end. * This post at the Chronicle of Higher Education blog. I'm bothered whenever I hear someone preaching about the "real
books
Book Review: Teaching What You Don't Know
The Book Teaching What You Don't Know by Therese Huston The Premise Instructors frequently need to teach outside their expertise. This book offers reassurance that you're not alone, and suggestions for making such experiences successful and rewarding. "Can you be a good teacher before you&
gradLife
Recovering
Hello Internet, I've missed you. I feel like I've been on leave for the last month, traveling to far off places in Thesisland. Or perhaps I've been asleep (thesis coma?), since I have not been terribly aware of the outer world (i.e. anything
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Thanks
I want to take a small break from my thesis-writing to thank some folks for the very kind things they've said about me and done for me lately. First, thanks to you, reader, for stopping by my little corner of the big wide Internet. And thanks to
education
Teaching Tips from Seminar
I've learned that scientists, as a group, give pretty crappy talks. They love data and want to show you all the bits and pieces, even if there's really not time for that. They tell you things they have been working on so long and in such
reflection
The importance of Sunday brunch
My in-laws came for a visit last weekend. We usually see them every 4-6 weeks, but thanks to various winter storms, it had been more than two months since our last visit together. When they come out to see us, we often spend Saturday at our house and
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The Chemist's Dilemma
Back in January, @realscientists (I believe it was @upulie at the time) was talking about nanotechnology and mentioned the growing knowledge about hazards: For example, it was only some time after we started working with carbon nanotubes that it became apparent that we should introduce protocols for working with them.
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Attention
More thoughts from my trip to San Francisco. This really happened, and though you may think it's "not so bad," it still shook me. We waited for the light to change. A fire truck rolled past, and one of the firefighters caught my eye and waved
womenInScience
Who gets to talk?
I recently returned from the Biophysical Society Meeting in San Francisco. For my overview, see here. This post is about some things that troubled me, and that I've been thinking about a lot since. Patterns Very early on at BPS, I noticed a pattern. A speaker would finish
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BPS 2014: The good, the bad, and more
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1569"] The BPS abstract book, in dead-tree form [https://www.bethhaas.me/caption] I spent most of last week in San Francisco for the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, and I'd like to take a moment to
womenInScience
An important read about quitting vs staying in STEM
Choosing to end any phase of your life is never easy. As a woman, choosing to leave science is harder still. Although there are support groups and professional associations for women in science, there is little day-to-day support for staying. There is even less support for leaving. This